Shirts for short guys

I'm a short guy, and my torso is short, too, so I have a hard time finding dress shirts that fit me. Either the shirts are too long but fit my shoulders well (and then the arms are really baggy), or the shirts are the right length but practically squeeze the breath out of me. How can I deal with this?

Buy for the fit and have a tailor—the person sitting at the sewing machine at your dry cleaner will probably do—take in the arms and take some inches off the tail. Shirt alteration is Tailoring 101. It shouldn't cost you an arm and a leg. Just an arm.

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